Kane Balagtey

Founder & Director, GFED

Location

England, UK

GFED, Since

May, 2021

Articles

7

Podcasts

13

Photos

Articles

7 Storefront Architectures For Headless Commerce: Which Is The Best For You?

A brief description of storefront architectures for headless commerce, and advice on what type of organisation is best for each approach.

# Strategy
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Developer Experience: The Gap Every Brand And Retailer Needs To Know About

DX is defined depending on the context. For SaaS organisations, their primary customers are developers. Thus, DX for SaaS is the same as CX. For brands and retailers, DX is the same as Employee Experience.

# Engineering Management
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Revolutionize Your Storefront Development with GFED's TaaS

Fast and Ready with Team-as-a-Service (TaaS)

# Services
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GFED TaaS: A Flexible and Scalable Solution for Your Business

Flexible model that can be customized to fit your business needs

# Services
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Podcast Episodes

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EP3: Make It Attractive

Making Coding Fun: The "Make It Attractive" Principle Imagine you're a software engineer, staring at a mountain of code. It's late, you're tired, and the thrill of coding has faded. This is where James Clear's "Make It Attractive" principle from Atomic Habits can be a game-changer. Why "Make It Attractive" Matters: * Motivation is Key: Let's face it, coding isn't always fun. Sometimes, it's downright tedious. But if you can find ways to make it enjoyable, you'll be more likely to stick with it. * Small Wins, Big Impact: Break down complex tasks into smaller, more manageable chunks. Celebrate each small victory, no matter how insignificant it may seem. * Reward Yourself: Condition your brain to associate coding with positive experiences. Treat yourself to a short break, a favorite snack, or a fun activity after completing a task. * Find Your Flow State: Discover what helps you get into the zone. Is it a specific type of music, a quiet workspace, or a particular coding challenge? * Learn with Others: Join coding communities, participate in hackathons, or pair-program with colleagues. Sharing knowledge and collaborating with others can make Remember, the goal isn't to become a coding machine. It's to build sustainable habits that lead to long-term growth and enjoyment. By making coding attractive, you'll not only improve your skills but also rediscover the passion that first drew you to software engineering.

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Modern Best Practices: Sounds Good To Me stack (SGTM stack)

Join us in this eye-opening video as we explore the importance of modern best practices in an ever-changing technological landscape. Discover the significant shifts in infrastructure, application development, and UI development. Stay ahead of the curve by embracing these modern tools, reducing risks, and replicating successful project outcomes.

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[FICD] Faster Iterations through Continuous Deployment

Are you tired of slow software development cycles? In this video, we bring you discussions that compares continuous deployments and release deployments exploring methodologies, environments and testing practices. Surely, there are concerns revolving output quality which we will also discuss and evaluate claims while offering solutions towards progress. We hope you could join us as we discuss GitHub flow processes, establishing continuous monitoring culture, understanding rollback procedures, blue-green deployments and leveraging feature flagging and backward compatibility coding. This episode provides a comprehensive overview of their differences, benefits, risks, and important considerations for adoption. Get ready to improve software deployment strategies and deliver value to your customers faster than ever before. Tune in to the Goodfrontend Show now!

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In House Frontend Architects Pt. 2

In this episode, we take a deep dive into the frontend architectural role. We explore the sizes of organisations that would benefit from a frontend architect, analyse the current state of the problem frontend architecture solves, and offer practical advice for brands and retailers struggling to fill the gap. Join us as we discuss how to reduce the delivery risk of composable projects.